Last Sunday evening we went out for dinner, an opportunity to wrap up the Thanksgiving festivities with a meal that included no leftovers.  We decided to visit Seasons 52 in Kansas City, a relatively new-to-the-area restaurant located in a picturesque area of the city, especially during the holidays. First, I must say that Seasons 52… 

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Yesterday I had lunch with friends at the Free State Brewing Company in Lawrence, Kansas. Free State is in an historic building, once a trolley station, and is home to a 14 barrel hand-crafted beer brewhouse plus a restaurant. The dining area covers multiple room areas, split between two floors of the building.  It’s a… 

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I wish I were one of those ultra-organized bloggers.  You know the ones, they have a post for a holiday up in time for you to actually use their recipe to celebrate the holiday.  They are on top of it, baking and cooking days in advance so we can whip up their recipes on the… 

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I shared our planned Thanksgiving menu here and thought post-Thanksgiving I would share a few photos of our meal with you. It was a gorgeous day, so pretty that we enjoyed our meal outdoors, a treat in the Midwest!  I’ve never included sweeping off the deck on my Thanksgiving to-do list before!  I’m also tossing… 

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Several times in the past week friends have asked what we eat for Thanksgiving.  It’s a good question–what do gluten-free vegetarians eat on a day centered around Turkey and gluten-heavy stuffing?  It’s interesting to me that I actually started this part of my blog project, Johnna52, as a place to keep my Thanksgiving recipes last… 

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I belong to this fabulous group of local bloggers, BlogKC.  We get together once a month or so for dinner and drinks, to share ideas and talk shop.  This month we met in my part of the Kansas City metro, Liberty. It is my guess that most people think of dining in Liberty as the… 

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